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Blind Lawyer Files Federal Lawsuit over Oakland Roundabouts
The Detroit News
By Paul Egan
August 14, 2007
Oakland County's replacement of conventional intersections with traffic roundabouts discriminates against blind pedestrians, a lawsuit filed today in federal court in Detroit alleges.
Farmington Hills lawyer Richard Bernstein, who is blind, filed the lawsuit against the Oakland County Road Commission on behalf of three area residents, who are also blind.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The lawsuit alleges the county has begun construction of a roundabout at Maple and Drake roads in West Bloomfield which will remove time, signaled crossings that allow blind people to safely cross.
The county has also announced plans to replace conventional intersections with roundabouts at Maple and Farmington roads and at Maple and Orchard Lake roads, the lawsuit alleges.
"Other roundabouts are being planned throughout Oakland County, each one further threatening to impede the mobility of blind or otherwise disabled individuals," the suit alleges.
Craig Bryson, a spokesman for the road commission, said he is disappointed by the lawsuit because federal studies show roundabouts reduce traffic fatalities by 90 percent.
But Bryson said he did not know if roundabouts could be adapted to make them safe for blind people to cross.
"If the end result of this is you can't build roundabouts, we think that's pretty tragic," he said. "We know these things are going to save lives."
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A truck driving recklessly and at an excessive speed strikes our client. Our client suffered catastrophic injuries.
$2,875,000
Medical malpractice involving general anesthetic of a young child during surgery. Our client suffered severe and permanent brain damage.
$2,700,000
Our client's vehicle was rear-ended by a bus. Our client suffered a Closed Head Injury (CHI), coma condition, internal bleeding, and spinal trauma.
$2,200,000
An explosion occurred while pumping gas. The explosion was caused by the gas station. Our client suffered major burns.
$2,150,000
Our client, a young girl, suffered electrical burns resulting in permanent scarring.
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Our client died as a result of multiple injuries caused by a car accident.
